KimiTayu: Not Alone

Kimimaro Kaguya sat on his bed, a depressed look on his face. He wasn't the happiest person in the world, but tonight he was moodier than usual.

"What is my purpose in life?" he thought to himself. "Was I put on this world just to serve Orochimaru-sama? Is that it? Sure seems that way. There must be something else for me to live for. But then again, I could be wrong."

Kimimaro sighed just he heard someone knock on his door. "Who is it?" he asked as he turned and faced the other way.

The door opened and he turned a little bit to see Tayuya, his teammate in the Sound 5 and the only girl on the team. "What is she doing here?" he wondered.

"Hey, Kimimaro," Tayuya said, closing the door on the way in.  "Is something wrong?"

"Why do you care?" Kimimaro asked sullenly. "It's not like I'm any of your concern."

Tayuya sat down next to him. "You've been awfully moody today. Something bugging you?"

The Kaguya turned and faced her. "You really wanna know?"

She nodded and Kimimaro began to speak:

"Well, if it really means anything to you, I suppose it wouldn't hurt to tell. You see, life hasn't been going my way at all. My own clan locked me away when I was a kid. My own clan. Then, there was the time they picked a fight with the Mist Village and ended up getting slaughtered which resulted in me being the last of them. Then Orochimaru-sama found me and from then on, I've done nothing but serve him. Is that my purpose in life? To just serve him until I die?"

He then buried his face in his hands and started crying, salty tears streaming down his pale face. Tayuya hugged him in an effort to calm him down. Kimimaro was surprised and looked up at her.

"Why did you just hug me?" he asked, gazing into her eyes.

"Because you've had it bad," Tayuya replied, stroking Kimimaro's silky, white hair. "My life isn't the best either. I was always lonely growing up. Orochimaru-sama found me and offered me something more. Me, desperate to get away from the backwater village that I called home, accepted and went with him. But even now there are things I gotta put up with."

Kimimaro knew what she was talking about. Now he knew why she was angry almost all the time and swore at people for annoying her.  

"Looks like you and I have something in common," he told her as the two gazed into eachother's eyes. "We were both neglected as children and joined because of that. Not to mention we both hate morons."

He then leaned in closer to Tayuya and told her words that he thought he'd never say in his life:

"I love you, Tayuya."

She smiled. "I love you too, Kimimaro."

With that, the two kissed eachother passionately on the lips.

"Stay with me," Kimimaro said as Tayuya was about to get up.

"Of course, Kimi," she replied, lying down next to him. "I wouldn't want you to be lonely."

Kimimaro held her close to him, running his fingers through her scarlet hair.

"Good night, Tayuya-chan." he said, smiling at her.

"Back at you, Kimimaro-kun." she said as she smiled back at him.

They two kissed eachother on the lips before falling asleep, dreaming about eachother. They had atlast found peace.